adminWASHINGTON. — The United States and Pakistan have agreed to continue their co-operation on counter-terrorism, and increase bilateral trade and investment, the State Department said yesterday. The agreement was made late on Sunday during a meeting between US Secretary of State John Kerry and visiting Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who was visiting the United States for the first time since 1999.
Discussions covered a broad range of domestic and regional issues, including counter-terrorism cooperation, peace and security, collaboration on Pakistan’s energy sector, increasing bilateral trade and investment, and the common interest in a secure and stable Afghanistan, according to a statement issued by the State Department.
Both sides agreed on the importance of their continued counter-terrorism cooperation and that extremism is countered in part by opportunities arising from greater economic stability, the statement said.
“To that end, the US, Pakistan’s largest trading partner, remains committed to an economic relationship increasingly based on trade and investment,” it added.
Sharif is scheduled to meet with US President Barack Obama at the White House on tomorrow. — Agencies.
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